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. >> a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that's extraordinarily difficult with 9.2% unemployment. we think it's a terrible idea. it's a job killer. >> reporter: even some democrats are raising concerns about the president's plan especially cuts to medicare and other social services. >> we said we're not going to end to medicare guarantee. >> reporter: president obama scheduled a news conference this morning before the news conference this morning. >> the president made it clear he's willing to do very difficult things for him, for his party but the republicans have to do some things, too. >> reporter: if a deal to raise the debt ceiling is not approved by august 2nd, the treasury department says the government will run out of money to pay its bills and the new head of the international monetary fund warns the impact could be felt worldwide. >> interest hikes, stock markets taking a huge hit and real nasty consequences. >> reporter: as negotiations drag on, credit agencies are threatening to downgrade america's perfect credit rating. despite the ap
. >> a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that's extraordinarily difficult with 9.2% unemployment. we think it's a terrible idea. it's a job killer. >> reporter: even some democrats are raising concerns about the president's plan especially cuts to medicare and other social services. >> we said we're not going to end to medicare guarantee. >> reporter: president obama scheduled a news conference this morning before the news...
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their next big project, an unmanned satellite mission to the moon. at nasa ames, anser hassan, cbs 5. >>> it is harry's last hurrah in theaters across the country. the final harry potter film opened at midnight. and those die-hard fans in the bay area were camped out to be one of the first to catch the flick. for many at the mercato in santa clara it was a graduation of sorts for them. >> i started when was 11, exactly when harry potter started. i was a tv generation and ended up being the book generation by the end of it. it's just one of those worlds that you never want to leave. >> this is the 8th harry potter film in the past 10 years. warner bros. estimates that the midnight shows across the nation earned $43 million. >> nice makeshift winter costumes out there. >> i know. >> we could have been part of it. >> we could have. >>> the road barriers are at the ready. how los angeles is preparing to have his freeway wings clipped, carmageddon has arrived. >>> and why some bay area drivers were considering a quick detour. >>> and after days of cool we
their next big project, an unmanned satellite mission to the moon. at nasa ames, anser hassan, cbs 5. >>> it is harry's last hurrah in theaters across the country. the final harry potter film opened at midnight. and those die-hard fans in the bay area were camped out to be one of the first to catch the flick. for many at the mercato in santa clara it was a graduation of sorts for them. >> i started when was 11, exactly when harry potter started. i was a tv generation and ended up...
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rape is still a big issue in south africa. and when you talk about rape crisis in south africa, you realize you are dealing with a country that is highly infected with hiv/aids. south africa, and the epidemic in south africa is the worst than any other country in the world. the number of premature deaths caused by hiv/aids has increased in the last decade from 39% to 75%. we are only 1% of the population, but 17% of people living with hiv/aids in the world. so when you start hearing things like that, for me, obviously, i'm south african, so it made sense for me, but i think if i weren't a south african and i heard those numbers i would -- >> what is the main reason that you believe it is so bad in south africa, and what can be done to tackle it properly, do you think? >> i think it is a lack of education. i really do. i really believe that. and this program has made me aware of that. i think that we take for granted people knowing how to prevent hiv and aids. there is a lot of time and resources and money being poured into imm
rape is still a big issue in south africa. and when you talk about rape crisis in south africa, you realize you are dealing with a country that is highly infected with hiv/aids. south africa, and the epidemic in south africa is the worst than any other country in the world. the number of premature deaths caused by hiv/aids has increased in the last decade from 39% to 75%. we are only 1% of the population, but 17% of people living with hiv/aids in the world. so when you start hearing things like...
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we know they have a big job to do and a lot of work ahead of them. we just put all our faith in lapd. there is a lot of work to done than. we understand what a long road it is for the lapd. what they have ahead of them. we are really just waiting for the legal process to take shape. >> we're hearing that the police department may wait until monday before commenting about the arrest. bryan stow is in serious condition but he did have a breakthrough this week. his family reports that he opened and closed his eyes and appeared to give a thumbs up sign. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee was charged by activists over the shooting death of a convicted at the lone of from seattle. it came in spite of the fact that a medical examiner that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. nick smith joins us. >> many refused to accept the words of that investigation. in fact, take a look at this video. before san francisco mayor ed lee could celebrate the groundbreaking of a new library in bay view he was crushed by reporters and members of the community who had ques
we know they have a big job to do and a lot of work ahead of them. we just put all our faith in lapd. there is a lot of work to done than. we understand what a long road it is for the lapd. what they have ahead of them. we are really just waiting for the legal process to take shape. >> we're hearing that the police department may wait until monday before commenting about the arrest. bryan stow is in serious condition but he did have a breakthrough this week. his family reports that he...
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we know they have a big job to do and a lot of work ahead of them. we just put all our faith in lapd. there is a lot of work to done than. we understand what a long road it is for the lapd. what they have ahead of them. we are really just waiting for the legal process to take shape. >> we're hearing that the police department may wait until monday before commenting about the arrest. bryan stow is in serious condition but he did have a breakthrough this week. his family reports that he opened and closed his eyes and appeared to give a thumbs up sign. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee was charged by activists over the shooting death of a convicted at the lone of from seattle. it came in spite of the fact that a medical examiner that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. nick smith joins us. >> many refused to accept the words of that investigation. in fact, take a look at this video. before san francisco mayor ed lee could celebrate the groundbreaking of a new library in bay view he was crushed by reporters and members of the community who had ques
we know they have a big job to do and a lot of work ahead of them. we just put all our faith in lapd. there is a lot of work to done than. we understand what a long road it is for the lapd. what they have ahead of them. we are really just waiting for the legal process to take shape. >> we're hearing that the police department may wait until monday before commenting about the arrest. bryan stow is in serious condition but he did have a breakthrough this week. his family reports that he...
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so i had this big battle about whether i was going to do the english assignment, and i remember saying to her in the midst of this heated discussion i didn't see the point during these assignments. they were a waste of time. i didn't see what to do this stuff and she said to me well, okay, you are obviously a bright kid and what you decide to do is find so what are we going to do here? and i said well, it seems to me that the point of this class is one, to make sure i have an understanding of the english language and research skills and i can make a coherent argument, so why don't you testing on that? she said why don't you mean? i said have me write something. she said fine, what are you going to write? i said why not a history of riots in america. she said okay. and i went off and several weeks later come back with i don't know how long it was that like a 140 page manuscript and she takes it home, comes back the next monday and this is okay i'm going to give you an essay for the course, but i don't -- i'm not really capable of evaluating this material and i make it from the project.
so i had this big battle about whether i was going to do the english assignment, and i remember saying to her in the midst of this heated discussion i didn't see the point during these assignments. they were a waste of time. i didn't see what to do this stuff and she said to me well, okay, you are obviously a bright kid and what you decide to do is find so what are we going to do here? and i said well, it seems to me that the point of this class is one, to make sure i have an understanding of...
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big airlines decide not to pass on savings from a temporary government tax halt to consumers. >>> and sticker shock. a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive box lunches ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. i'm amara sohn. today we begin with dueling over the debt. president obama and house speaker john boehner escalated the battle over the debt limit last night. they both appealed to american television viewers in speeches that reflect the two sides being farther apart than ever on the issue. nbc's tracie potts has more from washington. >> reporter: we're now one week away from this possible default deadline and it looks like the white house and congress are no closer to a deal today. >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before and we can't afford to play it now. >> reporter: president obama is taking his behind-closed-doors fight public to pressure republicans into. >> the president wanted a blank ch
big airlines decide not to pass on savings from a temporary government tax halt to consumers. >>> and sticker shock. a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive box lunches ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. i'm amara sohn. today we begin with dueling over the debt. president obama and house speaker john boehner escalated the battle over the debt limit last night....
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today military police investigated the area around spot type seven hundred eighteen was so big that i saw those who had been there illegally for six weeks were asked in the name of the law to cease their illegal activities and they refused and so today military police proceeded to remove them from the area. then that out the mayor this wire is very rigid and very difficult to cut through and. we believe it to be an effective barrier against being breached. and i don't know bill. come on come on. come on back here. we had a visitor we're already over ten minutes a request but you follow me. here to tell him that there is there are it's a unique situation there's an intruder peace land here. the peace learned peace. your peace peace. we're. we're. a citizen returns to islam and he's to this place and to you. already. you continue trying to get back into your country. yes i may be one of the first but i probably won't be the last. as you look through the razor wire but we'll see what there is they have the iron curtain used to be here we're not afraid of anyone. psychotic which is why yo
today military police investigated the area around spot type seven hundred eighteen was so big that i saw those who had been there illegally for six weeks were asked in the name of the law to cease their illegal activities and they refused and so today military police proceeded to remove them from the area. then that out the mayor this wire is very rigid and very difficult to cut through and. we believe it to be an effective barrier against being breached. and i don't know bill. come on come...
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it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also at green arcade books here in san francisco. how did you do that? you used your art, obviously, and you used writings. but how did you tell that story? what was your hook? >> well, i am not a particularly cerebral person. the king that connected me with tony to begin with is that i connected with his energy at the advice relevant level -- visceral level. i felt his energy. and that's how i could translate it, if you will, into my own sense of emotions, the compassion, the rage, the passion, all the various faces that he has. and then in court he acts out all the roles. so you get the full gamut of the h
it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also at green arcade books here in san francisco. how did you do...
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here's the big board big surprise to me well things look south to get back to normal in american football after the players voted in favor of a deal to put an end to the four and a half months lockout which have threatened the entire coming season then you collective bargaining agreement was put in place on monday player signings are now banned in for today with some teams scheduled to reopen training camps a day later trouble had arose over how to d.v.r. nine million dollars in profits the n.f.l. fans could look forward to action soon as the new agreement runs through twenty one c. and can be terminated before the fam. so. that's great news for everybody i want to thank the you know all the players were there leadership. and for securing the world to ensure the game having been your agreement because it's truly great for the most important. meanwhile the labor stalemate is yet to be resolved in the n.b.a. and with a lockout far from him and just one man out of business as you know i'm in the chinese center received an ornery sendoff in his homeland following his retirement announcement l
here's the big board big surprise to me well things look south to get back to normal in american football after the players voted in favor of a deal to put an end to the four and a half months lockout which have threatened the entire coming season then you collective bargaining agreement was put in place on monday player signings are now banned in for today with some teams scheduled to reopen training camps a day later trouble had arose over how to d.v.r. nine million dollars in profits the...
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, big concert. matt? >> i tell you, al, this represents this morning, the motorcade had to actually move these people out of the way. anyway, we'll get back to you in a couple of minutes. >>> meanwhile, there has been a major development in the ongoing budget negotiations. president obama suspended the talks for the today. we'll tell you why and we'll talk to one of the senators who has been inside the negotiating room all week long. >> that's right. and also casey anthony is going to be released this sunday. and -- from prison. authorities are becoming increasingly concerned for her safety and we're live at the jail this morning with details on that story. >>> remember the photo we showed you earlier this week of that massive 18-foot long crocodile, the saltwater croc? a lot of people thought this was a doctor'd photograph. you can believe it's real. we went in search of that beast and we found him. >>> let's begin with that breaking news over night in boston where two delta planes collided. nbc's
, big concert. matt? >> i tell you, al, this represents this morning, the motorcade had to actually move these people out of the way. anyway, we'll get back to you in a couple of minutes. >>> meanwhile, there has been a major development in the ongoing budget negotiations. president obama suspended the talks for the today. we'll tell you why and we'll talk to one of the senators who has been inside the negotiating room all week long. >> that's right. and also casey anthony...
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game on the big-screen. just like earlier matches the women's world cup finals between the us and japan will be broadcast live at civic center plaza and all starts tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. this is america's best showing since its memorable run back in 1999. that ended with the us just beating china. >>> well, we're getting new details on plan as to make the 2013 america's cup race both clean and green. a draft environmental report recommends miles of fessing be put up to protect habitat in areas where thousands of spectators are likely to gather, such as crissy field and raises concerns about recreational boaters dumping sewage in san francisco bay. a public hearing is scheduled in august. >>> an effort to stop a target store from opening in san rafael has fallen short. it's a story we have been following since april when the city approved plans to build the store on shoreline parkway. that is north of the richmond- san rafael bridge. they came up 32 signatures short of the 2832 needed to get a referendum on t
game on the big-screen. just like earlier matches the women's world cup finals between the us and japan will be broadcast live at civic center plaza and all starts tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. this is america's best showing since its memorable run back in 1999. that ended with the us just beating china. >>> well, we're getting new details on plan as to make the 2013 america's cup race both clean and green. a draft environmental report recommends miles of fessing be put up to protect habitat...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >> sunny skies right now. and it's about 70 degrees this, is one of the warmer locations this monday. spencer christian has a look for the rest of the week just ahead.. >> and it may soon be easier to get hands on your credit score without getting roped into paying for it. new rules will require banks and credit tores to tell you your score if they reject your card or applications, they'll have to explain other factors in this decision. these rules apply to those who get loans but with bad rates or strict terms, people getting best terms will not be entitled to agree scores. and the apple store has done it for years. now, m
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >> sunny skies right now. and it's about 70 degrees this, is one...
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ones it is much worse and some analysts say this points to a structural unemployment problem with a big chunk of the population that are permanently out of the workforce earlier i spoke with less leopold he's an economist he's also author of this book the looting of america how wall street's game of fantasy finance destroyed our jobs pensions and prosperity and what we can do about it i asked him what he thinks of obama's rocky road to recovery excuse is this valid or are these jobs reports just another sign that jobs are gone and they're not coming back here's his take. actually both explanations i think aren't accurate it's not a structural obama's excuses don't mean anything and it's not a structural problem what it is is that we had a gigantic implosion for the last three years to the wall street gambling casino crash and those jobs have not been recreated because people don't have enough money in their pockets. instead of trying to put more money in people's pockets especially by putting windfall profits tax is on page funds and. street banks and profitable companies like that the
ones it is much worse and some analysts say this points to a structural unemployment problem with a big chunk of the population that are permanently out of the workforce earlier i spoke with less leopold he's an economist he's also author of this book the looting of america how wall street's game of fantasy finance destroyed our jobs pensions and prosperity and what we can do about it i asked him what he thinks of obama's rocky road to recovery excuse is this valid or are these jobs reports...
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video is big. and we see long distance relationships, even small businesses are starting to benefit from this type of technology. i do think this is go going to be a benefit no matter which service. >> is there a price to this? >> no. no cost. no cost to use this, at least not now in this way. there have been no fees associated with either of these two features. i don't really suspect that there will be. >> mario, appreciate it. >> the key question will be though, the key question is whether it will happen on our phones next. >> you will see people with tape on their phones walking around. mario, thank you. join us every saturday at this time, our digital lifestyle expert mario, there he is, gives us the scoop on the latest technology. >>> he built a media empire on great britain and the u.s., but one of his publications will shut down completely tomorrow. coming up next, will rupert murdoch's legacy be tarnished by the cell phone hacking scandal surrounding "news of the world." oh, we call it the
video is big. and we see long distance relationships, even small businesses are starting to benefit from this type of technology. i do think this is go going to be a benefit no matter which service. >> is there a price to this? >> no. no cost. no cost to use this, at least not now in this way. there have been no fees associated with either of these two features. i don't really suspect that there will be. >> mario, appreciate it. >> the key question will be though, the...
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big splash in the world of high. products. he says he followed russian invaders to broaden their big breakthrough. spotlight on story on technology update. we. covered. all right it's time for tonight's tool time award and tonight it goes to oklahoma governor mary fallin to the republican is only a few months into her first term as governor but she is facing a very serious issue and i'm not talking about a state budget shortfall or a scandal in her administration this one involves the weather oklahoma like most of the u.s. is in the middle of a major heat wave over the past few weeks temperatures of top one hundred in this day and it has not rained in weeks either so late last week governor fallin decided the state needed help from a higher power she issued the following statement saying i encourage oklahomans of all faiths to join me this sunday and offering their prayers for rain for the safety of our firefighters in our communities in the well being of our crops and livestock this state needs a current drought to come to an
big splash in the world of high. products. he says he followed russian invaders to broaden their big breakthrough. spotlight on story on technology update. we. covered. all right it's time for tonight's tool time award and tonight it goes to oklahoma governor mary fallin to the republican is only a few months into her first term as governor but she is facing a very serious issue and i'm not talking about a state budget shortfall or a scandal in her administration this one involves the weather...
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that's a pretty big chip to pull out. and i disagreed with that. and we -- >> what do you mean by that, do you think? >> i think when you understand the material, you understand it. and when you don't get it, you might think that i'm negative towards my own people. >> what also strikes me as strange is that i have met him five or six times on the show, and he has always been unbelievably courteous. comes back, chat, cup of coffee, have a laugh and yet he seems to attract, from all of his competitors, extraordinary amount of antipathy. >> there's not a -- there's not a union of super heroes amongst late night talk show hosts. i just met david letterman really for the first time i did his show. i waited 28 years to do it. i've known conan for a while. i know jimmy fallon, i know jimmy kimmel, i know craig ferguson and to a man, the one thing that we all agree on is that we are not all crazy about jay leno. >> why is that? >> i don't know. i think in our own personal dealings, some people get along and some people don't. >> is he much more competitive
that's a pretty big chip to pull out. and i disagreed with that. and we -- >> what do you mean by that, do you think? >> i think when you understand the material, you understand it. and when you don't get it, you might think that i'm negative towards my own people. >> what also strikes me as strange is that i have met him five or six times on the show, and he has always been unbelievably courteous. comes back, chat, cup of coffee, have a laugh and yet he seems to attract, from...
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and this is a pretty big storm. it was a pretty big storm just to the south and it will roll across 97 and eventually in this area. keep that in mind traveling between 97 back toward 50. we will go farther north. this is a storm we showed you earlier and mt. arie. pretty good storm. sugar low. rainfall rates 1 inch an hour in that particular storm. we still have the storm that is back in the mountains and that storm also will produce some heavy rains headed towards winchester at this hour. now in the next hour where will they go? this is going to move essentially down 270, approaching frederick. this will move across the bay. monster storm. it will become a marine warning for the northern bay. hail and heavy rain. the storm is back at the northwest. diminishing a little bit in intensity. 94 right now downtown. 90 in manassas. 93 in leesburg. plenty hot. should stay dry for the nats game. cold front sinks south. muggy with storms tonight. more storms tomorrow. flash flood watch goes into effect tomorrow. hot and less
and this is a pretty big storm. it was a pretty big storm just to the south and it will roll across 97 and eventually in this area. keep that in mind traveling between 97 back toward 50. we will go farther north. this is a storm we showed you earlier and mt. arie. pretty good storm. sugar low. rainfall rates 1 inch an hour in that particular storm. we still have the storm that is back in the mountains and that storm also will produce some heavy rains headed towards winchester at this hour. now...
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so i understand that this is going to be a big deal going to affect a lot of people over the weekend when the four of five a shutdown for five is one of the busiest freeways that connect loss.
so i understand that this is going to be a big deal going to affect a lot of people over the weekend when the four of five a shutdown for five is one of the busiest freeways that connect loss.
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the big weather story around the nation is the heat wave. right now we have 20 different states either under a heat warning or heat advisory. most of it is in the midwest, especially the northern plains, it will be heading to the east coast eventually. we still remain rather cool in areas of the northwest. but we have warmed up significantly, phoenix at 112, the heat in the deserts and through the intermountain west. even in california, temperatures are on their way up. but with the temperature dip and the upper-level low still lingering, we'll still be cool with showers in oregon and washington state. the green on the map is light showers around bend and now the showers are heading up to the mountains. light showers on interstate 5 between medford and eugene. not a lot of wet weather, but it's kind of cool and cloudy. temperatures today, they'll be lucky in medford to get up to 83. we're still warm today, phoenix and vegas. l.a. is more like it, a nice day, 82 and in upper 60s to low 70s in most areas. >> we're going to see a weather patter
the big weather story around the nation is the heat wave. right now we have 20 different states either under a heat warning or heat advisory. most of it is in the midwest, especially the northern plains, it will be heading to the east coast eventually. we still remain rather cool in areas of the northwest. but we have warmed up significantly, phoenix at 112, the heat in the deserts and through the intermountain west. even in california, temperatures are on their way up. but with the temperature...
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>> obama has a big problem. the expectation is, the stewardship role of the president, he's going to take care of everyone, and it's -- it's really potentially kind of ten days that shook the world. if they don't fix this, as you well know, the economic reverberations will be endless, perhaps. so even though the republicans have immense responsibility, the president is expected to be the leader. when there was the famous government shutdown in the '90s they blamed the republicans, but there was no real economic impact. if this is not worked out, the economic impact is going to be giant. >> and what's your gut tell you on that? briefly, are you optimistic or pessimistic as you look at the next couple of weeks? >> here thei ishthe -- you talk people in the republican party, democrat party, they all talk about public service. their public sevens and the expectation is they're going to serve the public interest. and i think the view in the country now is, these people as public servants need to come together. how ca
>> obama has a big problem. the expectation is, the stewardship role of the president, he's going to take care of everyone, and it's -- it's really potentially kind of ten days that shook the world. if they don't fix this, as you well know, the economic reverberations will be endless, perhaps. so even though the republicans have immense responsibility, the president is expected to be the leader. when there was the famous government shutdown in the '90s they blamed the republicans, but...
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, great projects that are of national greatnesslet's build big dams, let's have big wars, let's have big kumbaya moments from a conservative point of view andi'm not a fan of that. matt welch is certainly not a fan of that. and i always bring it back to my grandparents who left europe because they didn't want to be part of somebody else's national greatness plan. >> richard nixon -- you call him the "colossus of yorba linda." >> yes, well that's a reference to the iluminados trilogy by robert anton wilson and robert shea, where throughout it, it's a great parody book of a kind of conspiracy theory that came out in the early to mid-'70s, and throughout it a character is trying to raise money to build a stature in honor of nixon, they called the "colossus of yorba linda." >> what did you think of him? >> of nixon? >> yes. >> nixon is a -- i think he is a fascinating, psychological type and he was an odious personality, and in a lot of ways, i -- to call him a tragic figure is probably to offer too much grandeur to -- to simply a politician, but it's -- it's fascinating -- what -- what
, great projects that are of national greatnesslet's build big dams, let's have big wars, let's have big kumbaya moments from a conservative point of view andi'm not a fan of that. matt welch is certainly not a fan of that. and i always bring it back to my grandparents who left europe because they didn't want to be part of somebody else's national greatness plan. >> richard nixon -- you call him the "colossus of yorba linda." >> yes, well that's a reference to the...
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he was a big star. he became the social leader of all the co-ops at the entrance and then he fell in love with a young intern, and we've all done something stupid out of love. what he did was he stole a 600-pound safe full of moon rocks from his professor's office, and as i said, spread them on the bed, had sex with his girlfriend and then try to sell them over the internet to a belgian gem dealer. >> his name was? >> axel. you couldn't have invented this guy. [laughter] this guy has never been out of antwerp is like. he collects rocks and treats them every monday night in issued center where all the guys in antwerp trade rocks. his hobby is popinjay which i had never heard of which is a sport where there's a wooden bird on a 100-foot pole and all these men stand around and shoot crossbows. this is a real sport. use this guy and he seized his hat on the internet, i've got moon rocks for sale, and he is this big believer in right and wrong sweetie immediately called the fbi. e-mail the fbi in tab and he
he was a big star. he became the social leader of all the co-ops at the entrance and then he fell in love with a young intern, and we've all done something stupid out of love. what he did was he stole a 600-pound safe full of moon rocks from his professor's office, and as i said, spread them on the bed, had sex with his girlfriend and then try to sell them over the internet to a belgian gem dealer. >> his name was? >> axel. you couldn't have invented this guy. [laughter] this guy...
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. >> big victory to talk about. >> that's it for us. "cnn newsroom" begins right now with kyra phillips. you have a busy morning. >> we do. a lot to talk about. it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. thanks for joining us. >>> the nation's debt crisis. the clock ticks and pressure builds. the president tells the congressional leaders you have 24 hours or less to make something has been. >>> a top murdoch executive resigns this morning. rebekah brooks former head of the disgraced tabloid "news of the world" is gone. >>> in southern california, drivers buckling up for carmagedd carmageddon. a bridge demolition that will close down 405, one of california's busiest highways. >>> we begin with the resignation of a key executive in the rupert murdoch media empire. rebekah brooks is out. many people were outraged when brooks kept her job after the newspaper was shut down for scandalous reporting tactics. and as brooks steps down, the investigations ramp up. the fbi now investigating the murdoch empire right here in t
. >> big victory to talk about. >> that's it for us. "cnn newsroom" begins right now with kyra phillips. you have a busy morning. >> we do. a lot to talk about. it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. thanks for joining us. >>> the nation's debt crisis. the clock ticks and pressure builds. the president tells the congressional leaders you have 24 hours or less to make something has been. >>> a top murdoch executive resigns...
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there's always big stakes. i've written books about death penalty cases. the stakes don't get any bigger than that. and i think it was important to me to have the center of my books a defense attorney who is the kind of guy, the tony serra's of the world, the person you would call if you got into serious trouble. and there are a lot of corrupt lawyers in my books. there are a lot of nasty people in my books. there are a lot of lawyers who are not portrayed in a particularly favorable way. but the centers of my story are two small time criminal defense attorneys who work on michigan street. and if you get accused of a crime, those are the people you want to call. >> that's my approach. and they're both former public defenders, right? >> yes, they are. they are both former public defenders here in san francisco. without giving away too much of the story, there may be a return at some point to that particular office where they would, of course, be working for you. >> anytime. [laughing] there seems to be such a huge disconnect, you know, between what you see
there's always big stakes. i've written books about death penalty cases. the stakes don't get any bigger than that. and i think it was important to me to have the center of my books a defense attorney who is the kind of guy, the tony serra's of the world, the person you would call if you got into serious trouble. and there are a lot of corrupt lawyers in my books. there are a lot of nasty people in my books. there are a lot of lawyers who are not portrayed in a particularly favorable way. but...